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Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger: A Story of Frontier Reform

by: Albert Bigelow Paine

Publication date: 2022-04-26

Topics: librivox, audiobooks, American West, U.S. History, texas rangers, law enforcement, wichita falls bank robbery, brownsville raid, company b frontier battalion

Language: English

Item Size: 2.0G

LibriVox recording of Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger: A Story of Frontier Reform by Albert Bigelow Paine.

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"William Jesse "Bill" McDonald (1852 - 1918) in the 1880s served as a deputy sheriff in Wood County. After moving to Hardeman County, he served as deputy sheriff, special Ranger, and U. S. Deputy Marshal of the Northern District of Texas and the Southern District of Kansas.. . . .In 1891 McDonald was selected to replace S. A. McMurry as Captain of Company B, Frontier Battalion. He served as a Ranger captain until 1907. Capt. McDonald and his company took part in a number of celebrated cases including the Fitzsimmons-Maher prize fight, the Wichita Falls bank robbery, the Reese-Townsend feud, and the Brownsville Raid of 1906. His handling of the troops of the 25th U.S. Infantry during this last incident made him known as "a man who would charge hell with a bucket of water." He had a reputation as a gunman that rested upon his his marksmanship, and his ability to use his weapons to intimidate his opponents. … In 1905, McDonald served as bodyguard to President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1907, Governor Campbell made him a state revenue agent. He again fulfilled the role of bodyguard in 1912 for a visit by Woodrow Wilson. Later Wilson appointed him U. S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas." -- from Chapter 1

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1.5M

00 - Forward: A letter from Theodore Roosevelt

4.0M

01 - Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger

9.2M

02 - An Old-Time Mississippi Childhood

8.4M

03 - Emigration and Adventure

11.7M

04 - The Making of a Texan

12.8M

05 - The Beginning of Reform

6.7M

06 - Into the Wilderness

10.2M

07 - Commercial Ventures and Adventures

14.8M

08 - Reforming the Wilderness

6.2M

09 - Getting Even with the Brooken Gang

11.0M

10 - New Tactics in No-Man's Land

13.1M

11 - Redeeming No-Man's Land

11.4M

12 - Some of the Difficulties of Reform

15.7M

13 - Captain Bill as a Tree-Man

15.0M

14 - The Day for "Deliveries"

17.8M

15 - Cleaning Up the Strip

12.6M

16 - Texas Ranger Service and Its Origin

11.8M

17 - Captain of Company B, Ranger Force

6.1M

18 - An Exciting Indian Campaign

7.8M

19 - A Bit of Farming and Politics

19.7M

20 - Taming the Pan-handle

16.0M

21 - The Battle with Matthews

4.3M

22 - What Happened to Beckham

4.3M

23 - A Medal for Speed

11.4M

24 - Captain Bill in Mexico

7.9M

25 - A New Style in the Pan-handle

8.3M

26 - Preventing a Prize-Fight

19.7M

27 - The Wichita Falls Bank Robbery and Murder

8.8M

28 - Captain Bill as a Peace-maker

30.5M

29 - The Buzzard's Water-Hole Gang

10.0M

30 - Quieting a Texas Feud

14.9M

31 - The Trans-Cedar Mystery

6.8M

32 - Other Mobs and Riots

12.5M

33 - Other Work in East Texas

25.0M

34 - A Wolf-Hunt with the President

22.1M

35 - The Conditt Murder Mystery

6.6M

36 - The Death of Rhoda McDonald

10.3M

37 - The Conditt Mystery Solved

12.0M

38 - The Brownsville Episode: An Event of National Importance

25.9M

39 - Captain Bill on the Scene

31.5M

40 - What Finally Happened at Brownsville

21.0M

41 - The Battle on the Rio Grande

27.6M

42 - The End of Rangering and a New Appointment

14.3M

43 - Conclusion

9.7M

44 - Appendix A

9.7M

45 - Appendix B

21.0M

46 - Appendix C

16.3M

47 - Appendix D

8.2M

48 - Appendix E

19.3M

49 - Appendix F

26.3M

50 - Appendix G

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00 - Forward: A letter from Theodore Roosevelt

2.0M

01 - Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger

4.6M

02 - An Old-Time Mississippi Childhood

4.2M

03 - Emigration and Adventure

5.9M

04 - The Making of a Texan

6.4M

05 - The Beginning of Reform

3.4M

06 - Into the Wilderness

5.1M

07 - Commercial Ventures and Adventures

7.4M

08 - Reforming the Wilderness

3.1M

09 - Getting Even with the Brooken Gang

5.5M

10 - New Tactics in No-Man's Land

6.6M

11 - Redeeming No-Man's Land

5.7M

12 - Some of the Difficulties of Reform

7.9M

13 - Captain Bill as a Tree-Man

7.5M

14 - The Day for "Deliveries"

8.9M

15 - Cleaning Up the Strip

6.3M

16 - Texas Ranger Service and Its Origin

5.9M

17 - Captain of Company B, Ranger Force

3.1M

18 - An Exciting Indian Campaign

3.9M

19 - A Bit of Farming and Politics

9.9M

20 - Taming the Pan-handle

8.0M

21 - The Battle with Matthews

2.2M

22 - What Happened to Beckham

2.2M

23 - A Medal for Speed

5.7M

24 - Captain Bill in Mexico

4.0M

25 - A New Style in the Pan-handle

4.1M

26 - Preventing a Prize-Fight

9.9M

27 - The Wichita Falls Bank Robbery and Murder

4.4M

28 - Captain Bill as a Peace-maker

15.3M

29 - The Buzzard's Water-Hole Gang

5.0M

30 - Quieting a Texas Feud

7.4M

31 - The Trans-Cedar Mystery

3.4M

32 - Other Mobs and Riots

6.2M

33 - Other Work in East Texas

12.5M

34 - A Wolf-Hunt with the President

11.1M

35 - The Conditt Murder Mystery

3.3M

36 - The Death of Rhoda McDonald

5.2M

37 - The Conditt Mystery Solved

6.0M

38 - The Brownsville Episode: An Event of National Importance

13.0M

39 - Captain Bill on the Scene

15.8M

40 - What Finally Happened at Brownsville

10.5M

41 - The Battle on the Rio Grande

13.8M

42 - The End of Rangering and a New Appointment

7.1M

43 - Conclusion

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44 - Appendix A

4.9M

45 - Appendix B

10.5M

46 - Appendix C

8.2M

47 - Appendix D

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48 - Appendix E

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49 - Appendix F

13.1M

50 - Appendix G

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1.2M

00 - Forward: A letter from Theodore Roosevelt

3.3M

01 - Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger

7.9M

02 - An Old-Time Mississippi Childhood

7.4M

03 - Emigration and Adventure

10.7M

04 - The Making of a Texan

10.4M

05 - The Beginning of Reform

5.9M

06 - Into the Wilderness

9.0M

07 - Commercial Ventures and Adventures

11.6M

08 - Reforming the Wilderness

5.5M

09 - Getting Even with the Brooken Gang

9.4M

10 - New Tactics in No-Man's Land

11.6M

11 - Redeeming No-Man's Land

9.8M

12 - Some of the Difficulties of Reform

16.2M

13 - Captain Bill as a Tree-Man

13.8M

14 - The Day for "Deliveries"

16.1M

15 - Cleaning Up the Strip

10.6M

16 - Texas Ranger Service and Its Origin

10.2M

17 - Captain of Company B, Ranger Force

6.2M

18 - An Exciting Indian Campaign

7.1M

19 - A Bit of Farming and Politics

18.5M

20 - Taming the Pan-handle

14.4M

21 - The Battle with Matthews

3.8M

22 - What Happened to Beckham

4.1M

23 - A Medal for Speed

10.9M

24 - Captain Bill in Mexico

6.8M

25 - A New Style in the Pan-handle

7.6M

26 - Preventing a Prize-Fight

20.7M

27 - The Wichita Falls Bank Robbery and Murder

10.0M

28 - Captain Bill as a Peace-maker

31.7M

29 - The Buzzard's Water-Hole Gang

7.3M

30 - Quieting a Texas Feud

12.6M

31 - The Trans-Cedar Mystery

5.2M

32 - Other Mobs and Riots

10.9M

33 - Other Work in East Texas

19.8M

34 - A Wolf-Hunt with the President

20.5M

35 - The Conditt Murder Mystery

5.8M

36 - The Death of Rhoda McDonald

9.0M

37 - The Conditt Mystery Solved

9.6M

38 - The Brownsville Episode: An Event of National Importance

19.4M

39 - Captain Bill on the Scene

29.0M

40 - What Finally Happened at Brownsville

22.3M

41 - The Battle on the Rio Grande

25.7M

42 - The End of Rangering and a New Appointment

12.1M

43 - Conclusion

8.2M

44 - Appendix A

9.2M

45 - Appendix B

20.8M

46 - Appendix C

15.2M

47 - Appendix D

7.4M

48 - Appendix E

18.9M

49 - Appendix F

24.2M

50 - Appendix G

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